by LarsA » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:42 pm
Hi,
I'll try to answer your questions as best as I can.
The MID is only stated as "gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe. If you access the London Gazette website and type 134303 in the archives search Exact box you will get some hits, a number of them for your grandfather. One states that he resigned his commission in 1952
The "T" stands for Temporary, you sometimes also find WS for War Substative or A for Acting.
I'm not sure the copy of the citation will give any more than you have already. It will be a photo copy of the original recommendation, probably on an army form with the signatures of the endorsing officers on the different leves.
I could not resist a quick google for "ALex Muirhead SAS" and got a number of hits. One says that there might be a photo in a book
of Capt Alex Muirhead of 1 SAS, A Squadron, 2 Troop in the Morvan Hills during Operation Houndsworth (France, 1944). The book was said to be "Fire From The Forest" by Roger Ford
Kind regards,
Lars
In memory of
17239 R J Washington MM, TEM, 2nd & 8th btn WWI
7852 W Russell, 2nd & 9th btn WWI
J Davies, 1st btn WWII, POW at Tobruk
4197291 Pte F Sheridan, POW France 1940